Law firm hires DEP official

BRADENTON — Lewis, Longman & Walker, a locally based law firm specializing in government and environmental issues, announced it hired veteran attorney Deborah Getzoff, a onetime Florida Department of Environmental Protection official.

Getzoff was the DEP's Southwest office director for 11 years, where she honed extensive experience with permitting, compliance and enforcement, according to a Lewis, Longman & Walker press release. Getzoff, who maintained her Florida Bar Association membership while with the DEP, will work out of the firm's Bradenton office.

“Deborah brings a wealth of experience and depth to our team,” Lewis, Longman & Walker Managing Shareholder Kenneth Spillias said in a release. “We see things differently, and so does Deborah.”